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Monday, July 28, 2014

Ezko has just released his newest single, "$truggle Rap$", as a prerequisite to his upcoming project, Coming of Age.
Born in Cameroon, Ezko is a Washington DC-area (DMV) hip-hop artist
with strong artistic values and a passion for creative evolution.
Ezko's previous 2014 releases, "What You Make It" and "Temple of Mind",
have already received exceptional acclaim and recognition throughout
the blog-o-sphere. Ezko delivers powerful anthems reminiscent of 90's
hardcore, with philosophic elements that have become so common in the
lyrical content of today's "Beast Coast" hip-hop. He owns his style to
the fullest, with little need to cite artistic influences.

Kage Eheh is an indie hip hop artist and producer. His family came
from Jamaica to Washington D.C. where he was born. The influence of
reggae combined with growing up in Maryland and being exposed to
everything from boombap to rock helped him develop a very eclectic and
diverse sound. Referred to by most as "Outside of the box", The ability
to play different instruments and produce his own songs gives him the
freedom to make what he wants when he wants. According to him "It's
almost like I have different personalities. People think because you act
one way you can't another way. It's stupid, there are different sides
to people. One day I'm feeling one way the next day I'm feeling another.
I'm a real person just like anyone else and my music reflects that. I'm
not gonna make the same songs over and over. One day I might wanna
party next day I might wanna read a book. It's just real life".

Ironically this self-produced single is about the
inner fight, the constant back and fourth battle between those different
personalities. One side trying to push everything to the limit not
thinking of the consequences and the other side constantly worrying
about the future, consequences, and wanting to be more careful or "Slow
It Down".

DJ Flexx and Don Juan join forces in this collaboration tribute to
The Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown and The Bounce Beat King Polo. The
Go-Go culture lost both Polo in 2013 and Chuck Brown in 2012 which left a
whole in the hearts of fans, while their impact will live on through
their music.

Shot during a tribute show at the Howard Theatre, the movie features
cameos from the genres greats as well as the families of both icons.
Original musical score and production by. JS aka The Best.

Raised in Maryland my whole life (MoCo to be exact) & I've been
rapping since I was like 4 years old. Music is my passion, its been more
than a dream. My team REVOS GVNG been grinding since '09 making music,
shooting videos, photo shoots, etc. Recorded my first full length
mixtape last year, "Moment of Clarity" and the two videos below are from
that project. Unsigned, just working and pushing this music.

I'd really love and appreciate it if you'd tune in. But not just tune in, leave comments and engage in discussion with us.

This
is the very first step on our quest, so we gladly reserve the right to
wrong. We acknowledge and accept that our opinions and theories are
often unpopular but we promote a space where nothing is taboo.
you can listen and comment here:

Nia Keturah

For Immediate Release

July 16, 2014

DC’s First Humanities, Arts & Technology Festival at Gateway DC Set for August 2-3, 2014Free, Family Festival to Engage Residents in DC’s Creative Economy

(Washington, DC) – Hear, see, create, learn, taste, dance and interact
at the city’s first Humanities, Arts & Technology Festival at
Gateway DC – Ward 8’s new innovative urban park and pavilion on the St.
Elizabeths East campus. The first HATFestDC (modified from the Arts
& Humanities Festival which began last year) scheduled for August 2-3 from 1 to 6 p.m.,
is designed to inspire families and creative entrepreneurs through
unique and up-close interaction with the work and processes behind the
creative economy of the nation’s capital. With a theme of “Humanities,
Arts & Technology at Work,” HATFestDC will demonstrate how to thrive
in creative fields, while inspiring both adults and youth to build
projects and programs with H.A.T. (humanities, arts, and technology)
disciplines at the center. This first festival in a two-part series
scheduled for August and October is sure to be a great time for anyone
who enjoys music, culture, the arts, performance, technology and
culinary arts.

The HATFestDC will feature a main performance area and five themed tents
focused on music, visual arts and graphic design, food, technology and
children’s activities. Concurrently, each area will include interactive
workshops, readings, artist talks and panel discussions, robotics, art
creation, theatrical performances and chef demonstrations. Dozens of
vendor spaces will provide area entrepreneurs a chance to authentically
connect and establish relationships with potential consumers.

Made possible
through a grant awarded by the District’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), the FREE festival series
will be held over two, amazing weekends in August and October of 2014.

The heart of the festival is located in the center of one of the
District’s most prized historic campuses, St. Elizabeths East. The East
campus is the home to Gateway DC, a park and pavilion that opened in
September 2013. The Pavilion serves as a gateway to the St. Elizabeths
East Innovation Hub and will usher in a new chapter of visitors to the
campus, including local residents and the 3,700 U.S. Coast Guard
employees. The Humanities, Arts & Technology Festival is the perfect
platform to embrace the changes to the historic campus, while
celebrating the District and Ward 8 communities’ rich heritage, culture
and creativity. Festival events will kick-off on Saturday, August 2 at 1 p.m. The
theme of this summer's festival is "Humanities, Arts & Technology
at Work," and each day will include a fascinating, interactive display
of the city's creative economy. Each date will feature an exciting scope
of activities, live performances, art exhibits, readings and workshops,
tech and food demonstrations, kid programming and other exciting
activities that will be fun for the entire family. The festival series
is presented by St. Elizabeths East, The Humanities Council of
Washington, DC, THEARC, DMPED and Gateway DC.

About The Humanities Council of Washington, DC
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC (HCWDC) transforms lives
through the power of the Humanities. As a far-reaching community
catalyst, we build bridges between multiple and diverse neighborhoods to
affirm and enliven the human spirit, promote cross-cultural
understanding, enrich the quality of life, and foster intellectual
stimulation. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
and public and private partners, we support local humanities projects
and Council initiated programs. Learn more at wdchumanities.org.About THEARC
Building Bridges Across the River is the 501-c-3 nonprofit organization
that built and now runs THEARC. The mission of Building Bridges Across
the River is to improve the quality of life for children and adults who
reside east of the Anacostia River by providing leadership, management
and financial oversight of the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation
Campus (THEARC). Through a collaboration of partner organizations,
THEARC provides access to high quality educational, health, cultural,
recreation, and social service programs. By providing these programs,
BBAR and its partners aim to contribute to the revitalization of the
community in southeastern Washington.

Fresh off the bodying of his performance on infamous DMV-based rap collective Kool Klux Klan's recent release "Hitmonlee", artist King Rose’ releases the second single from upcoming debut album “Pushing My Luck” entitled "Lightshow", pairing with the notorious Plue Starfox on production off da rip. Artwork by Helena Banks of Kreative Khaos. Check it out below!

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

I just want to take time out to salute one (If not the first site) for DC, MD & VA artist, DCMumboSauce.com. Dj Heat put in a lot of hard work in to showcase the talent in the area. Her site superseded www.forthedmvonly.com by a few months and set the tone for local sites. She was also one of the last sites that does not charge artist and labels for post.

Thank you DJ Heat for all the years!!!!!

Message to those artist that appreciate what DJ Heat did as well as those self entitled artist that do not appreciate what she did........You're chance just got slimmer getting you shit posted in Internet land!!!!!

Virginia's own Interstate Snake has been working hard to
build his name in the streets for a while now and it is finally
starting to pay off. With being featured on some of the most elite hip
hop websites Snake is sure to take over the game soon. With everything
he has going on he is sure to be next up out of Virginia. His new
mixtape "Year Of The Snake" is something that the streets have been
missing and need. He has plenty of notable features such as Troy Ave,
Cap 1, Fat Trel, Tone Trump and one or two artists in his camp. You
won't want to miss out on whats next for Interstate Snake he is always
working to make something crazy for the streets. In a recent interview
he stated that he feels this mixtape is "The one that will take him to
that next level." We will all be looking forward to seeing and hearing
more from Interstate Snake until then just sit back and enjoy quality
street music.

It is rare these days to find an artist with both wisdom and age
on his side. At just 24 years old Omega posses the musical intuition of
an old soul. Hailing from Silver Spring, MD Omega (born Ronald Manning)
spent much of his young life moving around the D.M.V. and the only
things that really stayed consistent were his writing, the love from his
family, and the music he heard all around him. Heavily influenced by
greats such as Miles Davis, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Tupac, Biggie,
Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Marley it is easy to see why Omega comes with such
a diverse and gripping sound. When asked what makes him stand out Omega
replies "All I do is tell my story. Everyone has a story that is unique
to them, I just tell mine and hope that other people can relate."
I just dropped a project titled "Project Of An 80's Love Affair" on May 10th. During
the creation of this project I lost some good men, met a few, had to
cut some of my brothers off, met one of my best friends, fell in love
for the first time, fell out of love, moved to Indiana moved back to DC,
went through one of the greatest times of my life, almost lost my life
twice and had some crazy spiritual experiences. This here is two years
in the making. I put a lot of me into this. I implore you to give it a
listen. You don't have to like it I just ask you respect it and give it
a chance.

Jahrod Coates (also known as Rod Exodus) is a singer/songwriter from the
DMV area. He was born in San Diego, CA and raised in PG County, MD a
small county right outside Washington, D.C. where he spent most of his
childhood and teenage years. Jahrod started singing at the young age of
1. “I’ve been singing ever since I could talk,” Rod Exodus expressed,
“Singing is all I know, I can't and won’t do nothing else but sing.
Whenever I get the chance I sing!” He spent most of his childhood
singing in the church choir and various groups. “Mom’s made sure I was
in church. It wasn't until the age of 21 when Jahrod wrote his very
first song entitled, “Steady Switchin.” The song was based on all the
fake friends and people he encountered growing up in an urban area.
People who he thought were for him proved otherwise and plotted against
him. Though that was his first song he ever wrote, he felt it wasn't
strong enough to be his first single. From there, he wrote a song that
could be aimed at a larger audience entitled, “Here On Cloud 9” which is
the first single he released to the public. "Here on Cloud 9" is a song
about a long lost relationship and the sexcapades within it.